Exploring The Philosophy Of Farming With Joel Salatin
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Agriculture is a vital part of our society's health and welfare. Without it, our civilization wouldn't exist as it currently does – and it's all made possible by hard-working farmers.
Addressing his own background in agriculture is Joel Salatin – an author, farmer, and lecturer who raises livestock on his Polyface Farm in Virginia.
Joel has been an integral part of regenerative agriculture for decades.
He has also authored 15 books where he outlines the benefits of local food systems, small farms, and "the right to opt-out of the conventional food paradigm".
Listen now to hear Joel discuss:
- How farming practices like his own could help mitigate upcoming food shortages.
- The source of hunger issues within our civilization.
- The role government regulations can play in food shortages.
- What you can do to connect with where your food comes from.
What is the future of food production in these uncertain times? Tune in now to find out!
Click here to learn more about Joel Salatin and his role in innovative agriculture.
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| 0:37.9 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius podcast. |
| 0:41.9 | I've got a really great guest today, Joel Salatin. |
| 0:44.5 | He runs what's called Polyface Farms. |
| 0:47.6 | He's, I mean, it's just been an integral force in the regenerative agriculture for, |
| 0:52.5 | I'm not sure how many years, but I've seen some of his books out there and watched some of his videos, and he's a really, really, really knowledgeable speaker about all food-related items. So, Joel, thank you for coming. Oh, thank you for having me. It's my pleasure. Delighted to be with you. Yeah, if you would, tell me a bit about your background. How did you get to where you are today? And, you know, what was it like before this? |
| 1:12.2 | Yeah, well, yeah, it's always hard to know where to start. |
| 1:15.4 | But since we have such an unusual background, I'm going to start a little farther back than most with my grandfather, who was a charter subscriber to Rodale's Organic Gardening and Farming Magazine when it first came out in, whatever, 1948, held this big organic garden and all magazine when it first came out in whatever, 1948, |
| 1:28.8 | held it, |
| 1:29.1 | hauled this big organic garden and all that. |
| 1:31.4 | And so my dad got, you know, that kind of ecological, nonchemical bent from him. |
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